5 most unstoppable NFL stars in Madden history

Best Madden players of all time: Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 49ers

This one is really simple. Prior to this games release, there had never been a player to receive an overall rating higher than 100. In Madden 1998 for Nintendo 64, Jerry Rice was given a 189 rating. Yes, 189, you did in fact read that correctly.

If you grew up playing Madden, and you fired up the N64 with a friend and they chose the 49ers on Madden’ 98, you probably were not too happy. This team was a glitch, and using Rice was an exploit.

No player had ever been rated higher, nor will there ever be such a rating ever again. This Rice is a Madden icon, and if you used him you know just how ridiculous Rice was in Madden 1998.

Some seem to argue that the 2009 Moss who was previously discussed is the best receiver in Madden history. However, Rice in Madden ’98 was downright unfair, and he is ranked ahead of Moss on this list due to the rating.

Doing most of the things Moss did well in the 2009 game, Rice bullied defensive backs. He was tall, could out jump everyone, and was fast. Anything thrown to him was caught.

In short, you could do nothing but hope when you played Rice on Madden 1998. He was astronomically boosted in every attribute, and anytime he had the ball he was going to score. With Steve Young at quarterback, and 189 rated Rice at receiver, it was unfair to use the Niners on this game.